From Carbon to Colon: A different Independence Day unfolds

CEBU CITY, Philippines — While brass bands and official ceremonies marked the country’s 128th Independence Day across Cebu City, a different kind of patriotism unfolded a few blocks away. Under the growing heat of the midmorning sun, weathered hands clasped one another around Freedom Park in Carbon Public Market. Vendors formed a human chain, encircling the space they have long called their own — a symbolic shield against what they see as the creeping privatization of Cebu’s oldest trading hub. As the scent of vegetables, fish, and sea air lingered in the background, fervent prayers rose from the crowd. Moments […]... Keep on reading: From Carbon to Colon: A different Independence Day unfolds